The children helped write their parents’ vows, the magazine said, and Pax, who was adopted in 2007 aged three, baked a cake for the party.

The ceremony was held at the chapel of their property in France, in the village of Correns – 50 miles north east of Marseille.

Twenty guests attended the marriage at Chateau Miraval, including Pitt’s parents, Bill and Jane; his brother, Doug; sister, Julie, and her two children. Jolie’s father Jon Voight was not present, but he later issued a statement congratulating them.